Past projects supported and funded through the Airedale Partnership:

• Broadband Airedale and Wharfedale – to encourage the uptake of broadband by businesses in the area.
  
  
• Brokerage Co-ordinator – to help facilitate links between businesses in Airedale and Yorkshire Forwards cluster and sector training brokers, review and monitor local delivery of cluster broker initiative and to produce case studies to inform future investments.
  
  
• Business Network – the Airedale Business Network has been developed with a web portal and regular events to linking them to services across the district.
  
  
• Childcare Provision – provide childcare support to learners.
  
  
• Community based ICT Broadband Connection – to connect 3 community centres to broadband.
  
  
• Connectivity Feasibility Study – to undertake an ICT feasibility study to map the geographical spread of broadband connectivity in Airedale and to identify viable solutions to connect those businesses and communities not able to take up broadband.
  
  
• Construction Network – working within the construction industry to connect communities to economic activity, to develop better connections to local construction companies, to improve education, learning and skills acquisition. Improve the skills of existing employees and encourage new business start-ups.
  
  
• ICT Apprentices – This project aims to help build the capacity of community organisations through the recruitment of 10 ICT apprentices to work in the community centres.
  
  
• Learning Node – to support the establishment of a learning node of Shipley College in Bingley.
  
  
• New Business Start-Ups – Funding has been awarded to Keighley Local Enterprise Agency to support 30 new business start-ups.
  
  
• Wheels 2 Work – to provide mopeds to help young people from rural areas access jobs and training.